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said that democratic processes ought to be respected. An observer of the election characterized the election as a "gentleman's election" free of
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remained the largest party, winning 134 of the 230 seats in the
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818:"The Recent Parliamentary Elections in Sweden"
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487:Results of the 1940 Swedish general election
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1493:September 1940 events in Europe
525:Swedish Social Democratic Party
448:Swedish Social Democratic Party
442:General elections were held in
73:116 seats needed for a majority
1:
761:Source: Nohlen & Stöver,
465:The election took place amid
19:1940 Swedish general election
1478:General elections in Sweden
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806:Nohlen & Stöver, p1872
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748:Registered voters/turnout
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1488:1940 elections in Sweden
1483:1940 elections in Europe
816:Arneson, Ben A. (1941).
786:& Stöver, P (2010)
136:Axel Pehrsson-Bramstorp
64:All 230 seats in the
651:Left Socialist Party
722:Invalid/blank votes
492:
318:Last election
162:Last election
20:
1374:European elections
491:
406:PM before election
361:Popular vote
221:Popular vote
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906:General elections
796:978-3-8329-5609-7
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471:Per Albin Hansson
440:
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426:Per Albin Hansson
411:Per Albin Hansson
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340:Seat change
192:Seat change
126:Per Albin Hansson
58:
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47:15 September 1940
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430:Social Democrats
415:Social Democrats
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292:Gustaf Andersson
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609:Communist Party
567:Farmers' League
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329:Seats won
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176:Seats won
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264:Fifth party
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91:Third party
85:First party
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1424:Referendums
894:referendums
735:Total votes
709:Valid votes
475:mudslinging
372:Percentage
237:Percentage
131:Gösta Bagge
1472:Categories
1004:1914 (Sep)
999:1914 (Mar)
771:References
421:Elected PM
890:Elections
842:0003-0554
784:Nohlen, D
751:4,110,720
738:2,889,137
712:2,874,417
691:2,874,417
529:1,546,804
312:Communist
225:1,546,804
790:, p1858
367:101,424
364:344,113
232:344,345
229:518,346
1237:1934–35
1232:1930–31
1227:1926–27
1222:1922–23
613:101,424
592:344,113
571:344,345
550:518,346
481:Results
456:Riksdag
454:of the
375:11.97%
288:Leader
269:
258:
248:11.98%
245:18.03%
122:Leader
96:
82:
70:Riksdag
68:of the
898:Sweden
840:
794:
741:100.00
725:14,720
694:100.00
634:18,430
444:Sweden
378:3.53%
303:Party
241:53.81%
142:Party
754:70.28
715:99.49
688:Total
595:11.97
574:11.98
553:18.03
532:53.81
514:Seats
508:Votes
505:Party
151:Right
1457:2003
1452:1994
1447:1980
1442:1957
1437:1955
1432:1922
1413:2024
1407:2019
1402:2014
1397:2009
1392:2004
1387:1999
1382:1995
1363:2026
1357:2022
1352:2018
1347:2014
1342:2010
1337:2006
1332:2002
1327:1998
1322:1994
1317:1991
1312:1988
1307:1985
1302:1982
1297:1979
1292:1976
1287:1973
1282:1970
1277:1966
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1262:1954
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1252:1946
1247:1942
1242:1938
1217:1920
1212:1919
1207:1918
1202:1916
1197:1914
1192:1912
1187:1910
1170:2026
1164:2022
1159:2018
1154:2014
1149:2010
1144:2006
1139:2002
1134:1998
1129:1994
1124:1991
1119:1988
1114:1985
1109:1982
1104:1979
1099:1976
1094:1973
1089:1970
1084:1968
1079:1964
1074:1960
1069:1958
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1059:1952
1054:1948
1049:1944
1044:1940
1039:1936
1034:1932
1029:1928
1024:1924
1019:1921
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1009:1917
994:1911
989:1908
984:1905
979:1902
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959:1890
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892:and
838:ISSN
792:ISBN
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